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Last refreshed on: 27 February 2024
Main ID:  NCT02879136
Date of registration: 23/06/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Hubert Fernandez
Public title: TAME-PD - Physical Therapy, Atomoxetine and, Methylphenidate, to Enhance Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease TAME-PD
Scientific title: TAME-PD - Physical Therapy, Atomoxetine and, Methylphenidate, to Enhance Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease: A Single Center, Randomized Pilot Study
Date of first enrolment: December 2016
Target sample size: 42
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02879136
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Investigator).  
Phase:  Early Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Shnehal Patel, MD
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Email: patels7@ccf.org
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Name:     Shnehal Patel
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Affiliation:  The Cleveland Clinic
Name:     Shnehal Patel, MD
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Email: patels7@ccf.org
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with PD having significant balance or gait disorder with a score =2 in the
Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) 3.10 item 'independent walking but with
substantial gait impairment; not related to off periods' occurring despite
satisfactory motor control by dopaminergic therapy, with a medication regimen unlikely
to change in the next 30 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous participation in PD-specific PT.

- Presence of signs and symptoms suggestive of atypical parkinsonism.

- Concomitant conditions that may affect significantly the evaluation of balance or
gait, including orthopedic, rheumatologic or other neurological diseases.

- Contraindication for physical therapy

- Comorbidities that contraindicate the use of the methylphenidate or atomoxetine:
history of substance abuse, current severe anxiety, depression or psychosis, epilepsy,
hyperthyroidism, glaucoma, cardiac arrhythmia, history of Tourette syndrome, hepatic
disease, allergy to methylphenidate or atomoxetine.

- Concurrent use of MAO inhibitors, or use in the last two weeks.

- Previous deep brain stimulation procedure.

- Punctuation of 5 in Hoehn and Yard modified scale: 'Wheelchair bound or bedridden
unless aided'.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Parkinson's Disease, Idiopathic
Intervention(s)
Drug: Atomoxetine
Other: Physical Therapy
Drug: Methylphenidate
Primary Outcome(s)
Balance Evaluation [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in gait [Time Frame: 12 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
16-277
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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